Winning blow: knight to c5 (e6·2)
c9-09233naming tag (square·N)Shuffle Rating 920Theme: Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.
White to move — find the best continuation
The tactical motive
Chess960 twist: use the unusual starting setup of the pieces.
White to move — find the best continuation
Solution & explanation
Main line
27. Nc5+ Kc6 28. Nxa6
Why it works
- Great move! knight to c5 keeps the pressure (+3.1).
- Well found: knight to a6 (+3.1).
- You win a piece — the bishop.
- If instead Kc6, then Nxa6 and you win the bishop.
About this position
These pieces come from starting position #244.
SP-244 · ThroneScout — A knight starts on the edge (a/h) and the king sits centrally on d or e; the mirror twin stays in this family too.
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